Kal Yafai defends WBA Super Flyweight title against Suguru Muranaka This Saturday, May 13th on AWE-A Wealth of Entertainment

SAN DIEGO, קאַליף. – מייַ 8, 2017Undefeated WBA Super Flyweight champion Kal Yafai will make his first defense of his crown when he takes on top 10 רייטאַד Suguru Muranaka דעם שבת, May 13th live on AWE – א וועלט פון פאַרווייַלונג.

The card will originate from Yafai’s hometown of Birmingham, ענגלאַנד. AWE’s live coverage begins at 3 pm עט.

פֿאַר באַקסינג פאַנס, who do not have AWE, the fight can be accessed on the AWE channel on

www.klowdtv.com

We’re thrilled to air another great world title fight live on AWE,” said Robert Herring, CEO of AWE. “This will be an outstanding matchup. We’re pleased to continue to introduce some of the best world champions from around the world to AWE boxing fans and Yafai is no exception.

Yafai will step into the ring with a perfect record of 21-0 מיט 14 קנאָקקאָוץ. די 27 year-old is a five year professional, and comes from a fighting family. Yafai’s brother, Gamal, is an undefeated super bantamweight, and is also on the May 13th card.

Yafai won the WBA Super Flyweight crown with a 12-round unanimous decision over Luis Concepcion on December 10th אין מאַנטשעסטער, ענגלאַנד.

Yafai earned his way to a title shot with wins over Jozsef Ajtai (15-3), דיקסאָן Flores (12-3-2), Jason Cunningham (17-2), Cristofer Rosales (10-1), Yaqub Kaleem (13-3-1) and Scott Gladwin (5-1).

It’s a tough first defense and that’s what I need,” said Yafai. “I want hard fights that are going to help me when I face unification fights.

This is what I started boxing for. I wanted massive nights in Birmingham and it doesn’t get better for me. It’s been amazing since winning the title. Every time I’m walking around the city I get stopped for photos and for autographs, but I know that it’s harder to keep a title than it is to win it, so the real work is only just beginning.Muranaka of Tokyo, Japan has a record of 25-2-1 מיט אַכט קנאָקקאָוץ, and is undefeated in his last 19 פייץ, which spans 11 יאָרן.

Muranaka is coming off a eight-round majority decision over Hiroyuki Hisataka on December 5, 2016 אין טאָקיאָ.

די 31 year-old Muranaka has signature wins over Renoel Pael (19-3-1), Tetsuma Hiyasji (25-2-2), Masayuki Kuroda (21-4-3), Takuya Kogawa (22-2), Tamoya Tateyama (8-1-1) and Toyoto Shiraishi (6-0-1).

This will be Muranka’s first bout outside of Japan. The full undercard will be announced shortly.

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יירעס-האַקאָוועד לעבן באָקסינג פֿעיִקייטן לעבן וועלט טיטל טשאַמפּיאַנשיפּ און ילימאַניישאַן באָוץ שאָוקייסינג הייַנט ס מערסט יקסייטינג Fighters. זינט די ינסעפּשאַן פון יירעס-האַקאָוועד ס לעבן באָקסינג געשעענישן אין 2011, AWE has featured over 50 וועלט טיטל פיגהץ.

AWE has brought boxing fans some of the most exciting and controversial bouts, including the matchup of Ricky Burns against Ray Beltran for the world title. AWE featured live and exclusively the crowning of American Terence Crawford over Ricky Burns. יירעס-האַקאָוועד פאַנס האָבן וויטנאַסט די יקספּלאָוסיוו מאַכט פון ונדעפעאַטעד כעוויווייט טיסאָן צאָרן קייפל מאל אויף די נעץ, כולל צאָרן ס נצחון איבער קעווין זשאנסאן. אין 2017, AWE was the exclusive United States television provider of the historic matchup between legendary British heavyweight David Haye and Tony Bellew.

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